West Ham in talks with Real Madrid, AC Milan and Barcelona over Olympic Stadium friendly

West Ham United are in talks with a number of Europe’s biggest football clubs as they seek a high-profile opponent for their first game at the Olympic Stadium.

The Sun reported yesterday that the Hammers were in advanced negotiations with Barcelona over playing a friendly this summer.

However, it is understood Real Madrid and AC Milan are also under consideration for the curtain raiser ahead of the new Premier League season.

West Ham are set to leave Upton Park, their home since 1904, to move to the 54,000 capacity stadium in Stratford at the end of the current campaign.

Owners David Gold and David Sullivan are keen for the club to host a European giant in their opening game on August 3 – although this could be dependent on whether the club have a Europa League qualifier that week.

Slaven Bilic’s side are currently sixth in the Premier League table, five points head of seventh placed Southampton.